Quote Originally Posted by SyntheticShield View Post
Even with all the hoses removed? Did you pull the knock sensor?

What was your process? Were you vacuuming from the Tstat housing and he was doing the same from the water pump? Give me some details, and when I get around to draining mine out I will see what I can come with. I definitely want to build something like Toasty posted though just to spare the poor Shop-Vac.
He was holding the vac because it is a smaller unit and the hose doesn't have much reach.

With the lower radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat, and thermostat housing removed, I put the vac hose in each of the following loactions; the LIM tstat opening, upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose opening, and the directly to the water pump. I used a damp cloth wrapped around the vac hose to help seal the extraction points. I'm not going to pull the knock sensor, since it's not that important to me. Plus I would have to buy a 7/8 deep walled socket.

When we pull the alternator tonight I'll vacuum out those points as well.

The fluid collected looks to be about 2 - 2.5 gallons, not including what went all over the floor.